Systems Engineer - JobID-0196

About The Role

: Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT), a leading defense technology company, is seeking a Systems Engineer to be part of our Warfare Systems team and based out of our Arlington, VA or Mount Laurel, NJ location. The Systems Engineer will work as a critical part of a multi-discipline team focused on the DOD’s initiatives in support of tactical capability development for Navy surface and unmanned (UxVs) platforms. The Warfare Systems project domains include real-time automated test and analysis, virtual computing environments, Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) based data analytics, cybersecurity, as well as backfit and forward-fit tactical solutions.

The successful candidate will be fiercely accountable for the delivery of uncompromisingly punctual and fiscally disciplined solutions that not only meet but go above and beyond the expectations of every customer.

Requirements

S. Security Clearance. This is an on-site position.

Requiring at least 3 days in office, based out of our Arlington, VA and Mount Laurel, NJ locations.

and document agreements. Present to organization leadership on project cost, schedule, and technical progress. Software architecture development including hardware and software interfaces between software components.

for tactical systems. Participate and provide feedback for design & code/peer reviews. Integrate individual software components into complex software environments.

Support test and integration activities at IDT labs and government Land Based Test Sites (LBTS).

and specifications. Understanding of distributed systems, algorithms, data structures and software design patterns, especially the Strangler Pattern. Experience with Agile software development processes.

Proficiency working within a Git CM environment. Comfortable with DevSecOps best practices.

into a refined vision. Ability to identify and describe algorithmic complexity. Ability to work on-site with potential hybrid flexibility.

What Makes You Stand Out: Up to 5 years of full-time professional experience. Familiarity with the AEGIS Weapon System Common Source Library (CSL), ideally, or Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) Single Source Library (SSL). Experience with AEGIS, ideally, or SSDS tactical systems.

Experience utilizing Make build system, Maven, and Ant scripting. Experience with X-Windows. Familiar with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) methodologies.

Experience with Jenkins, Jira, and the Atlassian tool suite. Familiarity with foundational networking concepts such as routing, switching, identity services, intrusion detection, and firewall.

What You Will Do

: Design, implement, and test complex software in C, C++, Python, JavaScript, and Java within various development environments. Analyze legacy monolithic software programs, recompiling them, and incrementally apply refactoring to modernize the software using the “brownfield” and “greenfield” methodologies. Technical assessment and deconstruction of Navy tactical system code for Surface Navy Combat systems.

Explore and prototype next-generation solutions using artificial intelligence/machine learning, distributed processing, and modeling.

Who You Are (Required)

: Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related field, or equivalent full-time professional experience. 0-5 years of full time professional experience. Ability to travel up to 10% of the time, as needed.

Familiarity with combat system design and software. Familiarity and experience with developing tactical systems software on DOD programs. Experience with C, C++, Python, and/or Java programming languages.

Adept with developing in Linux OS environments, including shell scripting.